Posts Tagged ‘renovation hell’

Wireless internet is as useless as Monday morning meetings.

After two weekends out of Auckland I’ve had one at home in my slippers and trackies. I know it sounds totally unattractive and slobbish and that you look forward to reading of my exciting adventures out and about, but sorry – not this weekend!
This weekend has been super glamorous I tell you! It has involved [...]

because life can get a little messy

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A renovation update: we’re now FOUR months into renovating our house and it has not gone quickly nor smoothly. In the past four months we have built Mum’s new wardrobe; twice (the builder, I kid you not [was (yes replaced) a serious idiot] built a wardrobe that was too narrow for a standard coat hanger!!!!!), Mum’s ensuite; [...]

Bring on bum-day!

It’s only Wednesday?! My God! It has been the most jam-packed few days of my life! I already blogged about Saturday and Sunday, which by themselves I thought were crazy and full on and expected it to die off… but no. I was so very wrong. It’s just kept damn well going!
On Monday I had [...]

Tradesman galore, but any under 30?

At 7.30am this morning the builder, the plasterer, the plasterer’s buddy and the plasterer’s boss all arrived on our doorstep. Not cool. Thankfully I was up and dressed. My mum wasn’t so lucky, she’d just jumped in the shower. I had to take her clothes down to the bathroom, as they’re working on her wardrobe [...]